Saturday, October 29, 2011

Hi everyone! The snow is coming and the leaves are almost down as we look to forward to the new winter’s snow.

Open Studio Event

The Salmon Falls Mill Building where my studio, #336, is located will have it’s annual Open Studios Event this Nov 19 & 20- 10-5. This year, instead of new work, I will feature a host of items, a quick art sale of seconds and slightly older works- really priced to fit your budgets, tons of my collage baggies that have been so popular and my usual line of vintage and gently used clothing.

I will also have an Antique and Vintage area, with a special section of antique tools for the men and a swell treadle sewing machine.

Please join me and lots of other artists for this pre-holiday event sure to bring you into the Holiday Spirit!

Jurors Judith Content and Carolyn Ducey have chosen the artists for "SAQA Showcase" to be exhibited at the International Quilt Study Center from July through October 2012.

ARTISTS SELECTED:

Deidre Adams

Michael Cummings

Gay Lasher

Jan Myers-Newbury

Wen Redmond

Susan Shie

Shaking the Tree of Imagination, juried into “Interpretations 2011” at Visions Art Museum, CA: Contemporary Quilts + Textiles. The jurors selected 40 quilts from over 200 entries for a stunning exhibition. They had a challenging assignment, as the quality and craftsmanship of the entries were very high.

Monday, October 17, 2011

This post deals with several options to create the Black and White image you will need to create a Thermal Fax Silkscreen.

Fiber sculpture by Anda Klancic

The best screens for thermal fax need to be created from photos that are pure black and white photos.

The original image is first simply converted to a Black and White image. Go to Image>Adjustments >Black and White. I duplicated this image to use so I could retain the original Black and White image to return to to use again if I chose.

For the first option, I used Filters. Filter>Sketch>Stamp. This image resulted which could be used for a negative silkscreen. All the black areas would be burned. This is where the paint will be placed.

I prefer a positive image. To create this, go to Image.Adjustments.Invert. This will invert the colors so the subject in this photo is in black. The result is too thick, not detailed enough for what I had in mind.

As with most everything, there are different ways to do things. For above image, I returned to the original Black and White image and went to Image>Adjustments>Brightness/Contrast. A small window with a slider will pop up. I slid the brightness first to lighten the image, than the contrast to darken the subject. I needed to up contrast several times to get a high contrast or dark subject. I decided this image was too delicate.

For this final image, I again returned to the original Black and White Image. This time I went to Image>Adjustments>Curves. A pop up window will show a scale. I slid the small triangle to the right, while watching my image. When I saw the desired darken image, I went to Adjustments> Brightness/Contrast and upped the contrast to create a dark high contrast image. This highlites all the veins in the leaf that I found so attractive. Perfect! This result has the detail I want and is dark enough to create a great Thermal Fax SilkScreen!
Copy and paste image onto a letter size file with a 1/2" border. Repeat until you have 4 images on a letter size file.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

I was invited to teach my workshop Holographic Imagery with a delightful group of women on Cape Cod recently. Not only was the area just gorgeous- we had a very successful workshop with 99% finishing their personal Holographs.

Charlotte

Lynn

Mary Ann

We each started with a 5x7 image printed on silk organza and a reverse on inkjet transfer paper. Everyone chose their border fabrics and Ta- Da!!

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A spiritual awakening is often found and developed in a wilderness. It can be a poem or a parable of a deep forest, a mountain meadow or a cactus-studded desert. The outdoor spirit of plein air refreshes and further enables the indoor studio chapel. Each new creative beginning is a confirmation of the simple truth of taking care. And while it may all appear to be self-indulgent and isolating, every thought, every stroke, every caress of the brush adds a small refreshment of meaning and purpose to our universe. "Work is love made visible."

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